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In the grand tradition of Oprah, Ellen, and Anderson, former CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric’s syndicated daytime talk show — debuting in September 2012 on ABC affiliates — will be called Katie. Judging by the look of the pastels ‘n’ purple promo pic to your right, Katie will be shot in soft focus from my bedroom circa 1994.
Katie’s executive producer Jeff Zucker had hinted at the title in June: “Katie is a unique brand in television,” he said. “The mere fact that you can just say ‘Katie’ and know who we are talking about is evidence of that.”
Whoa! I guess he’s right, but does this strike anyone else as shocking? In real life, Katies are everywhere. I suppose I’m cool with Katie Couric’s show name, but that doesn’t mean that whenever I hear “Katie” I’m not gonna think of like seven different girls on my high school basketball team and a quiet, troll-like classmate who slumped so low into her chair that at times one could not distinguish between her and the desk. God, ABC, quit trying to erase all of my fabulous memories!
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America yawns.
So long as they don’t come out with Topher all is well
I think I’ll just call it “Boring”.
“Judging by the look of the pastels ‘n’ purple promo pic to your right, Katie will be shot in soft focus from my bedroom circa 1994.”
<— Amazing. That is SUCH a weird ad, and straight out of the late 80s/early 90s. Why?? Please let there be a saxophone solo in the theme song.
I agree. But I have a sick obsession with the 90′s, so I think it’s awesome. Hopefully she’ll have big hair a price is right microphone and trannies galore.
It looks like an adult diaper ad.
Oops I Crapped My Pants, the disposable adult diaper.
Who cares what it is called. She was lukewarm as a news anchor, she will be lukewarm as a talk show host.
Have to agree with you!
Oh ABC, you really put your foot in it by hiring “Katie” no charisma.
When I hear the name “Katie” I think about my ex and Katy Perry, NOT Katie Couric.
Or Katie Holmes. Or even Kate Gosselin. In fact, between the three of them, you hit the trifecta of celebutards that I hate.
WTF is with the recent influx of talk shows? After a while, all of the stories will be repetitive
Studios love them because they are cheap.
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Yeah- if you say Katie- Katie Couric would be the last Katie I could think of. I would think of Katie Holmes long before I though of Katie Couric. I don’t really understand the need for this show. I think there are too many talk shows now and she doesn’t stand out. It feels like she is trying to replace Oprah. And as someone who watched Oprah daily- I am not interested. I’ll watch Ellen.
Does anyone care about her? She tanked the CBS news. Poor General Hospital.
Um, it says Fall 2012 in the corner. Can it be Fall 20Never?
I think Katie is an intelligent, warm interviewer. For all you mindless soap addicts, you lose!
LMAO, you lose(r)!!!!
I hate soaps. I also hate Katie Couric. What does that make me? Classy, that’s what.
Good luck with her, cause all the ABC soap watchers will NOT be watching unless it is GH! ABC is about to lose a lot of people watching all these dumb talk shows, O was her own person. No one can replace her or the Soaps! GOOD LUCK!
Don’t worry about it. It will come and go in the blink of a (CBS) eye. I think Katie Couric wants to be the next Barbra Walters. She will be the next failed talk show hostess. She should have stayed on the Today Show and can back there (if they will take her back, at reduced salary).
Why is there a poster already when it doesn’t launch for another year? Shouldn’t the network be focusing on the shows it’s going to launch in just a few weeks?
better than the other titles for ABC….the view….the chew…really?
They could have given Katie’s show a similar name to denote what type of audience she will have. It would be called “The Few…”
It’s in the same font as Barbie is in.
All I know is this crapfest show better not interfere with GH!